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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Virant, Vera Lea, Sr., O.C.D. (Sr. Vera Marie of Christ the High Priest, O.C.D.)

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1965

Volume: 4 item(s); 8 pg(s)

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Virant, Vera Lea, Sr., O.C.D. (Sr. Vera Marie of Christ the High Priest, O.C.D.)".

Biography

Sr. Vera Marie of Christ the High Priest (Sr. Vera Lea Virant) was a Carmelite nun from a monastery in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.

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Related Information and Links

See also one published letter from Merton to Sr. Vera in Witness to Freedom, p. 191 (the same letter is also published in The School of Charity under "Sister V.").

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Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1965/03/14 HLSto Merton"Nothing ventured, nothing gained," so I am writing this letter even though I don't know if you will   
 1965/03/21 (#01)TL[c]from MertonThanks for your letter. I am sure the General Assembly of prioresses and novice mistresses will doYes  
 1965/03/21 (#02)TLS[x]from MertonThanks for your letter. I am sure the General Assembly of prioresses and novice mistresses will doYes [transferred from Sub-Section H.7, Hart Working Files, Accession 2, with a note on the photocopy by Anita Wasserman]
 1965/04/27 HLSto MertonWas I ever surprised when you answered our letter concerning the Carmelite General Assembly so fast.   
        

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